“It has nothing to do with politics... nothing. It has zero to do with Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, anything along those lines. It has to do with a disagreement between two neighbors…,” Matthew Baker, the attorney for Boucher, said.

What exactly that disagreement may have been, has not been confirmed by authorities although several neighbors have been quoted as citing a landscaping dispute.

Doug Stafford, Senior Advisor to Sen. Paul, released the following statement:

“Last week Senator Paul was vigorously assaulted by someone in his neighborhood. This is a serious criminal matter involving serious injury, and is being handled by local and federal authorities. As to reports of a longstanding dispute with the attacker, the Pauls have had no conversations with him in many years. The first "conversation" with the attacker came after Sen. Paul's ribs were broken. This was not a “fight”, it was a blindside, violent attack by a disturbed person. Anyone claiming otherwise is simply uninformed or seeking media attention."

EDITOR'S NOTE: The judge misstated Boucher's charges. He is not facing a domestic violence charge. He is facing an assault charge.